--- cve: "CVE-2026-23111" severity: "HIGH" cvss: 7.8 epss: "0.5%" vendor: "Linux" kev: false exploited: false published: "2026-02-13 14:16:10" tags: [cve, security, high] source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier exported: "2026-09-21T10:59:58+02:00" --- # CVE-2026-23111 > 7.8 HIGH ## Beschreibung In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: fix inverted genmask check in nft_map_catchall_activate() nft_map_catchall_activate() has an inverted element activity check compared to its non-catchall counterpart nft_mapelem_activate() and compared to what is logically required. nft_map_catchall_activate() is called from the abort path to re-activate catchall map elements that were deactivated during a failed transaction. It should skip elements that are already active (they don't need re-activation) and process elements that are inactive (they need to be restored). Instead, the current code does the opposite: it skips inactive elements and processes active ones. Compare the non-catchall activate callback, which is correct: nft_mapelem_activate(): if (nft_set_elem_active(ext, iter->genmask)) return 0; /* skip active, process inactive */ With the buggy catchall version: nft_map_catchall_activate(): if (!nft_set_elem_active(ext, genmask)) continue; /* skip inactive, process active */ The consequence is that when a DELSET operation is aborted, nft_setelem_data_activate() is never called for the catchall element. For NFT_GOTO verdict elements, this means nft_data_hold() is never called to restore the chain->use reference count. Each abort cycle permanently decrements chain->use. Once chain->use reaches zero, DELCHAIN succeeds and frees the chain while catchall verdict elements still reference it, resulting in a use-after-free. This is exploitable for local privilege escalation from an unprivileged user via user namespaces + nftables on distributions that enable CONFIG_USER_NS and CONFIG_NF_TABLES. Fix by removing the negation so the check matches nft_mapelem_activate(): skip active elements, process inactive ones. ## CVSS-Vektor ``` CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H ``` | Metrik | Wert | Bewertung | |---|---|---| | AV Angriffsvektor | Lokal | good | | AC Komplexität | Gering | bad | | PR Privilegien | Gering | warn | | UI Interaktion | Keine | bad | | S Scope | Unverändert | good | | C Vertraulichkeit | Hoch | bad | | I Integrität | Hoch | bad | | A Verfügbarkeit | Hoch | bad | ## Patch verfügbar (OSV) - Kernel ≥ 5.15.200 - Kernel ≥ 6.1.163 - Kernel ≥ 6.6.124 - Kernel ≥ 6.12.70 - Kernel ≥ 6.18.10 ## Referenzen - - - - - - - - - - - - --- _Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2026-23111) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_